Deep Purple - 'Strange Kind Of Woman' (New York, 1973)

There once was a woman
A strange kind of woman
The kind that gets written down in history

Her name was Nancy
Her face was nothing fancy
She left a trail of happiness and misery

I loved her
Everybody loved her
She loved everyone and gave them good return

I tried to take her
I even tried to break her
She said, "I ain't for takin' won't you ever learn"

I want you, I need you, I got to be near you
I spent my money as I took my turn
I want you, I need you, I got to be near you
Ooh, I got a strange kind of woman

She looked like a raver
But I could never please her
On Wednesday mornings boy, you can't go far

I couldn't get her
But things got better, she said
"Saturday nights from now on baby, you're my star"

I want you, I need you, I got to be near you
I spent my money as I took my turn
I want you, I need you, I got to be near you
Ooh, I got a strange kind of woman

She's my soul, I love you

I want you, I need you, I got to be near you
I spent my money as I took my turn
I want you, I need you, I got to be near you
Ooh, I got a strange kind of woman

She finally said she loved me
I wed her in a hurry
No more callers and I glowed with pride

I'm dreaming
I feel like screaming
I won my woman just before she died

I want you, I need you, I got to be near you
I spent my money as I took my turn
I want you, I need you, I got to be near you
Ooh, I got a strange kind of woman

Τον Δεκέμβριο του 1970, μετά την ολοκλήρωση της Γερμανικής περιοδείας, τα μέλη των Deep Purple μαζί με φίλους και οικογένειες πήγαν σε ένα χωριό, το Γουέλκομπ του Ντέβονσαϊρ, για ξεκούραση. Εκεί δημιουργήθηκε η βασική δομή ενός τραγουδιού, το οποίο αρχικά ονομάστηκε "Prostitute" και μετά από λίγο καιρό μετονομάστηκε σε "Strange Kind of Woman"!

Ο Ian Gillan το παρουσιάζει κάπως έτσι στο live album "Deep Purple in Concert": «It was about a friend of ours who got mixed up with a very evil woman and it was a sad story. They got married in the end. And a few days after they got married, the lady died.»

Το εν λόγω μουσικό κομμάτι ηχογραφήθηκε για τον δίσκο "Fireball". Τελικά υπάρχει μόνο στην έκδοση του δίσκου που κυκλοφόρησε σε ΗΠΑ, Καναδά και Ιαπωνία, αλλά όχι στην Ευρώπη (στη θέση του υπάρχει το "Demon's Eye"), ενώ κυκλοφόρησε και αυτόνομα ως single (στις 12 Φεβρουαρίου 1971).

Η ("ζωντανή") έκδοση του τραγουδιού που σας παρουσιάζουμε σε βίντεο αφορά στην φιλμογράφηση του "Strange Kind Of Woman" από την εμφάνιση της θρυλικής μπάντας στις 27 Μαΐου 1973 στην Νέα Υόρκη (Felt Forum)...